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ACORN Criminally Charged with Facilitating Voter Registration Fraud in Nevada

Posted in ACORN on May 4th, 2009 by John H – Be the first to comment

Nevada’s attorney general filed criminal charges against the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and two of its employees for implementing an illegal quota system requiring canvassers to gather at least 20 voter registrations a day to keep their jobs.

The complaint names the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, as well as Chris Edwards, the group’s former Las Vegas field director, and Amy Busefink, who was regional director for voter registration.

In all, there are 26 charges of compensation for registration of voters and 13 charges of being a “principal” in the incident. An initial hearing has been set for 7:30 a.m. June 3 in Las Vegas Justice Court.

“In Nevada, it is unlawful for a person to provide compensation for registering voters that is based on the total number of voters a person registers,” said state Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto.

ACORN’s canvassers, she said, had to gather at least 20 voter registrations a day to keep their jobs. There was also a bonus program, known as “blackjack” or “21 plus,” which rewarded employees with $5 extra per shift if they brought in 21 or more completed registrations.

Canvassers under pressure to keep their jobs turned in registrations with fake names and phony addresses — even, in one case, the starting lineup for the Dallas Cowboys.

“These practices are clearly a violation of Nevada law,” Cortez Masto said. “By structuring employment and compensation around a quota system, ACORN facilitated voter registration fraud in this state.”

The organization is being targeted, she added, because it shouldn’t “hide behind or place blame on its employees” when the group’s policies required “illegal acts in performing the job.”

ACORN is no stranger to voter fraud, but how does ACORN defend itself to this latest charge?

“We’re just community organizers, just like the president used to be.”

Indeed.

ACORN Partners With U.S. Census Bureau: Mickey Mouse Will Be Counted

Posted in ACORN, U.S. Census Bureau on March 17th, 2009 by John H – 4 Comments

The U.S. Census Bureau has enlisted the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, ACORN, to help with next year’s census counting.

ACORN has an interesting history of voter fraud but you may better recall them being investigated in numerous states during the last presidential election cycle for massive voter registration fraud. Some of the noteable fraudulent voter registrations included fictional cartoon characters, inmates, and the Dallas Cowboys starting line-up in Nevada.

Despite Obama trying to distance himself from the past, I guess history is hard to ignore?